It Begins; Judge tosses out most evidence on Gitmo detainee (lawyer, Afghanistan)

[saganista]

Originally Posted by hortysir

As much of a problem I had with Clinton trying the Cole attackers through civilian courts, at least we weren't "at war" and they weren't considered combatants.

What??? You seem to be able to have problems with events even though they don't actually occur...

[hortysir]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

So you're saying that the Bush administration made mistakes when they put alleged terrorists through the criminal courts?

Name one

[sanrene]

So, what seems to be your problem?

They should never be tried in our court system, period.

Weren't you just crying about the Constitution and then reading what holder said about keeping them locked up even if acquitted must not bother you.

Amazing the twist and turns and chasing of tails.

[sanrene]

Originally Posted by hortysir

Who?
Richard Reid? American Citizen
Jose Padilla? American Citizen
What POW, captured on the battlefield, has been tried in civilian court under Bush?

They can't answer.

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

So you're saying that the Bush administration made mistakes when they put alleged terrorists through the criminal courts?

No, of course not.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by hortysir

Who?
Richard Reid? American Citizen
Jose Padilla? American Citizen
What POW, captured on the battlefield, has been tried in civilian court under Bush?

No, Reid is not a US citizen. He is a foreign Al Qaeda terrorist and he was tried in civilian court and id serving life without parole.

Bush released over 650 of the Gitmo prisoners, and you want that to continue?

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by hortysir

Who?
Richard Reid? American Citizen
Jose Padilla? American Citizen
What POW, captured on the battlefield, has been tried in civilian court under Bush?

Richard Reid is British citizen.

Zacarias Moussaoui is French.

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by sanrene

They can't answer.

Guess you never heard of Zacarias Moussaoui?

[sanrene]

Reid and Moussaui were not caught on the battlefield.

They were caught in the US.

[hortysir]

Originally Posted by saganista

What??? You seem to be able to have problems with events even though they don't actually occur...

I should have said, Clinton launching an FBI investigation.
The Cole trials didn't start until 2007, when a federal judge ruled it was the Sudanese gov't's fault.
Then, as one one of Obama's first official acts of president, he dropped the charges against the USS Cole bomber

Obama Drops Charges Against USS Cole Bomber -- Politics Daily